Ayad Akhtar’s explosive Pulitzer-winning drama “Disgraced” sets fire to long-simmering tensions about race and religion in our post-9/11 world. The play grapples with the price of assimilation and the dangers of hiding your true self to get ahead and get along. Co-produced by Chicago’s Goodman Theatre and Seattle Repertory Theatre, “Disgraced” will be helmed by original Broadway director Kimberly Senior in its West Coast premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. It runs Nov. 13-Dec. 20 at the Roda Theatre; $29-$89; 510-647-2949, www.berkeleyrep.org.
— Karen D’Souza, Staff